ABCNEWS - WATCH: Long Beach man receives late postcard from his parents 26 years later
Long Beach, California, resident Bob Sheppard received a postcard from Copenhagen sent by his late parents 26 years earlier.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Tonguette) - The Little Joys of Leaving a Movie Theater
As the credits roll, the ticket-buyers reenter the world. The post The Little Joys of Leaving a Movie Theater appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture The Little Joys of Leaving a Movie Theater As the credits roll, the ticket-buyers reenter the world. Photo by Stéphane Ouzounoff / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images Last weekend, while I was watching the 1961 version of West Side Story on the big screen at an old theater in my hometown of Columbus, it started to rain outside. The storm caused weird sounds to echo inside the cavernous, ornate building, which was constructed in 1928. The emphatic rumble of rain hitting the rooftop competed, at moments, with the equally forceful music by Leonard Bernstein and words by Stephen Sondheim. But I did not mind. To…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Theodore Dalrymple) - On the Death and Consolations of Reading
Looking for my key amid the shrubbery, I found a fossil instead. The post On the Death and Consolations of Reading appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag On the Death and Consolations of Reading Looking for my key amid the shrubbery, I found a fossil instead. TakiMag Slight setbacks may have disproportionate effects upon one’s mood, and despair may be induced by trivia. For example, the other day I lost the key to my post-box somewhere between the latter and the house, 500 yards away. The track is somewhat overgrown, and despite several prolonged searches, I could not find the key. Even on the very small scale of my own life, this was no tragedy, but the inconvenience of it—having to buy and install a new post-box—nevertheless made me wonder whether it (that is to…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Jude Russo) - A Glimpse of the Post-American Middle East?
Washington should give the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement a chance. The post A Glimpse of the Post-American Middle East? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs A Glimpse of the Post-American Middle East? Washington should give the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement a chance. Photo by TUR Presidency /Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu via Getty Images Heartwarming scenes out of Mecca Friday: After the conclusion of a defense pact between Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, those countries’ respective leaders powwowed in a high-rise conference room to get themselves photographed praying towards the Kaaba. The beef over the Saudi dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi in Turkish territory is just a dim memory. The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement avers that an attack on one member…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW - Hawaii primary election results 2026
Hawaii voters will decide their party's nomination for governor and House races on Saturday. Polls close at 12:00 p.m. ET.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Hena Doba) - UFO files: Watch appears to jump 25 minutes ahead after encounter
Are UFOs tampering with time, or at least time pieces?
NEWSNATIONNOW (Associated Press) - Pentagon pushes defense companies to boost weapons production after concerns of depleted stocks
The Iran war has used up more of the U.S. military’s already diminished stockpiles of advanced missile interceptors.
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Tucker-MTG ticket? Third-party buzz rattles GOP ahead of 2028
Some pollsters have suggested that the coalition would draw from independents that lean toward both major parties, but that it would damage Republicans more. 62.7% of voters said they believed the Trump administration was too focused on foreign issues and not enough on domestic issues, one poll says.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Quartet in fraud case sentenced, likely sending one back to Nigeria
The North Carolina fraud cases cost taxpayers about $27 million; the 17 in the Southeast collectively accounted for $350 million in losses.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Lawfare Exposed: Months before Trump elected, nearly two dozen Democrat state AGs plotted to sue him
The coordinated effort appears to have a nickname: the “Project for Federal Accountability.”